Collapsible bed.



Z. C. ANGEVINE.

COLLAPSIBLE BBD. APPLICATION FILED SEPT.. 2z, 1913.

Patented June 23, l A;

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COLLAPSIBLB BED.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 22, 1913.

Patented June 23, 1914.

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COLLAPSIBL' BED.

Specication'of Letters Patent; I Patgntedigne 23, 1914;

appuntamenti-sement@ 22,1918. Semin. 791,048.

To all wh'omi'tfmay concern:

Be it knownzfthat' I, ZnNUsC. ANGEVINE, a citizen of'Canadag-residing at-Longbeach,

Vin the countyof Los-Angeles, State of Calih fornia, have'invented-new and useful Improvements in Collapsible Beds, ofwhich the following is-a specification;

This invention relates to collapsible beds, andthe principal object is to provide a bed that will collapseinto a limited spaceand be concealed'in a'recess in a wall.

It is also an object to provide a collapsibleand 1foot of a bed. with lazy-tongs so that the plurality of' posts composingctlre head.

and foot=will becarried inparallel relation.

Itrisf also anobjectto provide means to lock the foot and head of lthe bed -to the movablepanel in the receptacle'.

It-Sis also an object to provide a sliding deor'f adapted -toentirel close the recess when the-bed is securedt ereim Itisalsoanfobiect te provideffcasters to support-the bedr;A which rollin a track -Within the-receptacle;-

It is also an object to providefa-'collapsible bedvvi'tlr` ball -bea-ringf sliding. connections upon Which-- the bed springrame-is tiltingly minted. v

It is a-'still further object-to provide means tolck the bed in openl position sc that it may be readily moved :from place to place asdesired within the room.

In the drawings accompanying this specilication and forming. therewith the applica tion for Letters Patent: Figure 1 is a transverse-section on the line 1-1fof Fig. 2. Fig.

. 2 is a-horizontal section on the'line 2-2 of Fig. 1 showing thebed partly inclined and withy the bed spring frame broken away to clearly show the' details. Fig. 3 is a side view of the bed, a portion. of one of the corner osts being broken away to show the ball Eea-ring roller therein. Fig; 4 is afront view of the wall showin-g the sliding door partly closed and a small portion of the recess panelfbrokenwaway to clearly show l lthe track fer-the bed-'and the: guide way for theslidingdoor. Fdg. 5 is an enlarged detall transverse-section of one1end of the bed broken away in parts to show the preferred construction of theV posts' forming-the' uprights of-the=endsof the bed. Fig; 6 is an1 enlarged detail transverse vertical sectionthrough the recess showing the bed collapsed therein and the recesspanel and the bedframe in the tilted or collapsed condition.A

L More vspecifically in the drawings, 10 designates acasing surrounding a recess cut in the side Wall of a room of such width as'to accommodate:thelength of'the bed'and of such depth, as clearly shown vin F-ig. 6 asto house thebed therein so tl'latI the'- sliding door 11 mounted within the wall.- mayy be lowered from its elevated position, the weight ofI this panel 11 being; balanced-by the weights 12 which are carried overzthe pulleys 14 by means of the line lseeuredtoth'e lpanel by means of th'e eyesl. A suitable groove 17 is provided in vthe side-of the casing for the door to slide in and the recess is preferably inclosed by the woedwork 18 `forming the ceiling andthe rear wall 19.

Secureditothe: rear wall are.v a plurality of-'lazy tongs 20and-21, the u-pper-end-of the upper set 20 bein-g seeuredtoa=bracket 22, the lower end lceing'slidablymounted in' a bracket 23 provided with a suitable verticallyv disposed slot on its web 24.- Similar brackets-25and 26 provide -means for secu-r ingI the lowerset otongs-Ql, the opposite ends of these-tongs being secured-by means of their pivotal points-28 and 29 to a web 30-whichl/is -provided with slots vertically disposed thereon in which thepins 32 and 33 ofthe lazy tongs are slidablymounted.

The web-30 is secured to a-panel 34 whichexactly fits within the recess and is prefer'- ably provided with a certain amount of ornamentation on itsfront face so that when the bed is removed and this panel is extended by means of sliding upon the rollers 35 and 36 mounted on the respective ends thereof it will have a finished appearance. The rollers referred to are provided with tracks 37 and 38 respectively which also are used by rollers 39 upon which the bed frame itself is mounted or more specifically the end and middle posts-of each end or head and foot of the bed. These` end posts are respectively designated 40 and 41, the head and foot posts both beingv of the sam-e height and width and, as are the other three posts 42, 43Y and 44 forming the ends, are preferably of a tubular form or built up inclosing a channeled iron 45, the posts having a front wal 46 and a rear wall 47 secured thereto, to ether with side walls 48 and 49.

' ecured to the panel 34 are a. plurality of latching members 50 pivoted on pivot pins provided with a leaf spring 52, these members being adapted to latch within the slotted strikes 53 secured to the posts 40. The front wall 46 of these posts 40 are slotted as shownat 54 within which the pin 55 of the lazy tong member 56 slides, the upper end being pivoted at the point 57 to each of the posts respectively, each post being provided with a slot corresponding and in parallel line with the slot 54. The inner or near walls of the end posts 40 and41 are also slotted to provide for the movement of the trunnions 60 and 61 which are secured to the respective corners of the bed spring frame, or rather the end face 63 of the bed frame which is connected by the side bars 64 to the oppositely disposed end face. These trunnions project within the slots, that within the post 40 being designated 65 and extending from a point where the trunnion 60 is fixed when the bed is in open position to a point adjacent the bottom of the post and in parallel relation to the sides thereof, the oppositely disposed corner post 41 -being provided with a: slot 66 which extends from the locking position of the trunnion 61 to the upper end of the post so that the trunnion with its wheel 67 supported thereon may be inserted into the recess formed by the channeled iron 45 and the inner wall 47. Thetrunnion 60 supports a Wheel 70l which is preferably provided with a ball bearing so that it may roll'readily in the channel.

To support the center of the bed spring frame a tube 71 is preferably provided which extends from end to end of the bed spring frame and is supported in the vertical web of the end bars 63, each end of the tube being threaded and adapted to receive the threaded portion of the trunnion 72 which carries on its outer end a roller 73 adapted to be engaged by the guide ways 74 which are secured to the posts 43 on either side of each trunnion sothat a vertically slotted guide way 75 is provided within which each Wheel and trunnion slides.

To properly space the head and foot posts of the bed longitudinally disposed bars 80, 81 and 82 connect the end posts 41, 44 and 43 at a point preferably below the open position of the bed spring frame and are braced to the posts by means of corner brackets 83. Owing to the tilting position of the bed spring frame when the latter is collapsed the bars 84, 85 and 86 connecting the oppositely disposed posts 40, 42 and 43 must be placed in the plane shown or below the lower edge of the bed frame in the tilted position,`

these bars being secured to their posts by corner brackets 87. To insure the proper movement of these bars in the collapsing movement four sets of lazy tongs 88, 89, 90 ,and 91 are provided, lthe first pair being connected to the upper set of bars 8O to 82, and the second pair to the lower bars 84 to 86. To lock the bed frame inthe open position bars 92 are provided preferably built of channeled iron and each pivoted at one end in the brackets 93 secured to the up er outer corner of the posts 41 so that this har will fold over as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to cover the upper ends of the respective posts forming the head and foot of the bed, and these channeled bars are preferably provided with webs or lugs 95 which are so spaced that they engage on either side of the heads of the posts and properly space these bars in their open relation.

The operation of the bed will be readily understood from the description and the drawings. Assuming that the bed is in the open position as shown in Fig. 1, the operation of closing the structure will be def scribed. First the bar 92 on each end is swung over, .as indicated by the dotted lines, to the dotted position along side the post 41, the bed is then pushed to the left until lthe latches 51 engage in the strikes 52 on the voppositely disposed post 40. When this occurs the caster wheels 39 will be in line with the channeled rails 38 and pressure upon the bars 41 as well as lifting u on the side bar 64 on the outer side of the ed will tilt the bed spring frame by lowering the oppositely tween the post 40 and panel 34 being provided to accommodate the mattress and bedding. The sliding door 11 is then drawn down and the entlre structure will be concealed from view giving no intimation that the space is occupied by a bed.

What I claim is: l. ln a collapsible bed construction a plurality of posts forming a head` and foot therefor, means to secure pairs of said posts in fixed relation, means to pivot a bed spring frame thereon, and means to connect the fixed posts in collapsible relation.

2. A. collapsible bed stead construction, comprising a plurality of vertically disposed posts, means to secure pairs of said osts in fixed relation to form a head and oot for said bed, a bed spring frame tiltingly mounted in relation .to said posts, and means to connect said posts by means of lazy tongs, whereby said posts will be maintained in parallel and collapsible relation to each other.

3. A collapsible bed construction, comprising a plurality of vertically disposed posts adapted toform head and foot portions of abed, means to hold. oppositely disposed pairs of said posts in fixed relation, a bed spring frame connected to certain of said posts and adapted to slide thereon, lazy tongs secured in operable relation to said posts and said xed connections, and means to lock said bed in open relation with said bed spring frame in operable position.

4. 'In a collapsible bed frame construction in combination With an inclosure, of means to Wall oi said inclosure, tracks mounted within said inclosure, a panel horizontally movable in said inclosure, `latching means mounted thereon, means to reserve said movable panel in parallel re ation, a bed frame formed of a plurality of parallel disposed posts forming head and foot portions therefor, strikes on certain of said bed posts adapted to engage with said latches, a spring frame mounted upon said posts and adapted to tilt thereon, and means connecting said posts, whereby they may be collapsed or extended Within said inclosure.

5. In a collapsible bed construction a plurality of posts, means to connect pairs of said posts in fixed relation, means to connect adjacent pairs in collapsible condi-4 tion, means to pivot a bed spring thereon, and means to tilt said bed spring frame coincidently with the collapsing of said posts.

6. In a collapsible bed frame construction in combination with a recess adjacent thereto, of a movable panel slidably mounted within said recess, latching means secured thereon, means to preservesaid panel in parallel relation, a bed frame having strikes thereon adapted to engage said latching means, said bed stead being formed of a plurality of movable sections adapted to collapse in relation to each other and engage said panel to move the same Within said recess, and a door to said recess adapted to Wall off said bed and said panel.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 10th day of September, 1913.

ZENUS C. ANGEVINE.

VVit-nesses EDMUND A. STRAUSE, MARIE BA'rrEY. 

